Market Garden: In the footsteps of the Dorsets

Market Garden: In the footsteps of the Dorsets
With Christopher Jary
Part of our Arnhem Week series
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We look at the role of 3 Dorset regiment Battalions in the wider Arnhem battle
Subjects to be discussed:
Major Brian Urquhart (a Dorset) on Browning's staff who warned it wouldn't work and was packed off on sick leave - see "A Bridge Too Far" where he's called Fuller.
1 DORSET and 2 DEVON clearing the road either side of Joe Vandeleur's advance on 17/18 Sep 44.
4 DORSET crossing the Neder Rijn to rescue the Airborne on 25/6 Sep and getting captured.
5 DORSET manning the evacuation boats ferrying the Airborne survivors back.
5 DORSET fighting on the south bank around Driel to stop any German attempt to retake Nijmegen bridges.
94th Field Regiment (Dorset Yeomanry) supporting 129 Bde around Elst.
1 DORSET fighting a bloody battle near Aam to push the Germans back over the Wetering Canal.

Christopher Jary is a military historian and author of 15 books. He is a volunteer at the Keep Military Museum. https://www.keepmilitarymuseum.org/
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